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PinguJohn1
Inspiring
Aug 29, 2025 9:15 PM UTC
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 Has Stopped Working

Today my Photoshop Elements 2023 editor has stopped loading.

It loaded and worked perfectly yesterday and as far as I know nothing has changed.

I need it as I use it all the time to edit photos etc.

When I try to load it I get the message "Loading Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor Workspace..." and nothing happens.

Any help would be appreciated.

John Hughes

    PinguJohn1Correct answer
    Inspiring
    Sep 18, 2025 5:44 PM UTC

    Sorry to bother you again but it has happened again Photoshop Elements 2023 Editor has stopped loading.

    Photoshop Elements 2023 loads OK and so does Photoshop Elements 2023 Organiser.

    I have uninstalled and reinstalled Photoshop Elements 2023 but still the Editor does not load.

    I am using Windows 11 fully up to date with Windows Update.

    I am not sure what to do next because I have used the Editor to edit all my photos which is important to me.

    If I can't get Photoshop Elements 2023 Editor to work then I will have to find another image editor.

    Any further suggestions would be appreciated.

     


    I think I have found a solution to Photoshop Elements 2023 Editor not loading which so far has worked for me.

     

    Load Photoshop Elements 2023
    Click on Organizer
    Go to Edit>Preferences>General
    In General set Backup Catalog Structure to Never
    Go to Media-Analysis and turn off all the checkboxes
    Click OK
    Exit Organizer
    Exit Photoshop Elements 2023
    Reboot the computer
    Photo Editor should now open

     

    Any comments would be welcome

     

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    Greg_S.
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    Greg_S.Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Sep 18, 2025 7:52 PM UTC

    @PinguJohn1 Turning off automatic backup is an interesting possible solution.  I always turn it off as soon as possible because of potential performance drag.  But it never occurred to me that it may be a cause of Editor failure to load issues.  I will certainly keep that in mind for other users who may be experiencing similar problems.

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    Greg_S.
    Community Expert
    Greg_S.Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Aug 30, 2025 1:30 AM UTC

    What is your computer's Operating System ?

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    PinguJohn1Author
    Inspiring
    Sep 1, 2025 1:56 PM UTC

    Windows 11 Pro fully up to date woth Windows Update.

     

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    Glenn 8675309
    Glenn 8675309
    Legend
    Aug 29, 2025 10:46 PM UTC

    1. Turn your computer all the way off.
    2. Go get a cup of coffee.
    3. Look out a window, and ponder things for about 5 minutes.
    4. turn your computer back on.

    Doing that fixes many things.   Just not a "reboot" do what's listed and give me an update.

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    PinguJohn1Author
    Inspiring
    Aug 31, 2025 1:31 PM UTC

    Thanks for your reply.

    I logged off and switched the laptop off last night.

    This morning I switched on the laptop as usual and Photoshop Elements 2023 editor loaded as normal.

    Everything is OK now but I don't know why it just stopped loading in the first place.

    John Hughes

     

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    Glenn 8675309
    Glenn 8675309
    Legend
    Aug 31, 2025 11:53 PM UTC

    Typically, it's background processes ( think of a proccess like a mini program, a 1 file program that does something specific) that do not get stopped automatically When you close the program, but don't turn off your computer.  After a while the program gets confused because of all these background processes are their all trying to do the same few things.  Most programs use background processes- like facebook- it "phones home every 30 seconds to make sure its still connected.

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